Illustrator 9 for Windows and Macintosh Visual QuickStart Guide

by Weinmann, Elaine; Lourekas, Peter

Edition:

1st

ISBN13:

9780201708981

ISBN10:

0201708981

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Pub. Date:

11/7/2000

Publisher(s):

Peachpit Press

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Summary

Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard in desktop illustration programs. Graphics professionals rely on Illustrator's layered work environment and vector-drawing tools to create artwork, logos, and presentations for print and the Web. Illustrator's intuitive environment, creative tools and superior integration with Adobe's other Web and illustration tools make it a perfect choice for graphics professionals, but it can also be intimidating and complex for new users. The easy-to-use Visual QuickStart format teaches Illustrator in a simple and straightforward method, suitable for users of any level. Illustrator 9's new features include Flash compatibility, a new Transparency Palette, superior vector and raster Web graphics, and tight integration with Adobe's Web and print publishing applications.Illustrator 9 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide is the ideal resource for anyone looking for a practical guide to Illustrator. The step-by-step instructions give readers just what they need to get right to work, without having to wade through a phone book-sized text. The authors, both experienced computer instructors, offer an easy-to-use layout ideal for busy professionals and novices alike. Previous Edition ISBN: 0-201-35388-1

Author Biography

Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas have written, designed, and illustrated Visual QuickStart Guides on QuarkXPress, Photoshop, and Painter. Their books have been translated into 12 languages and have sold more than 650,000 copies worldwide. They have taught at Pratt Manhattan, Cooper Union School of Art, the New School Computer Instruction Center, and Parsons School of Design.

Illustrator Interface

Tools

Using the Toolbox

(1)

Toolbox

(1)

Tool pop-out menus

(1)

On the screen

The Illustrator screen: Macintosh

(2)

The Illustrator screen: Windows

(2)

Mini-Glossary

(2)

Menus

(2)

Using dialog boxes

(1)

Using the palettes

(1)

Color palette

(4)

Stroke palette

(1)

Swatches palette

(1)

Gradient palette

(1)

Character palette

(1)

Multiple Masters Design palette

(1)

Paragraph palette

(1)

Tab Ruler palette

(1)

Layers palette

(1)

Info palette

(4)

Align palette

(1)

Transform palette

(1)

Actions palette

(1)

Navigator palette

(1)

Links palette

(1)

Pathfinder palette

(1)

Brushes palette

(1)

Transparency palette

(1)

Styles palette

(1)

Appearance palette

(1)

SVG Interactivity palette

(1)

Attributes palette

(1)

Document Info palette

(1)

Measuring up

(1)

Change the units for the current document

(5)

Multiple Undos

(1)

Context-sensitive menus

(1)

How Illustrator Works

Vectors and rasters

(1)

How objects are made

(1)

The written word

(1)

Editing tools

(1)

How everything shapes up

(2)

Coloring

(1)

How it all stacks up

(1)

Keeping up appearances

(1)

Gotta have styles

(1)

It's all for effect

(1)

On the screen

(1)

When all is said and done

(2)

Startup

Creating new files

Launch Illustrator (Mac OS)

(1)

Launch Illustrator (Windows)

(1)

Create a new document

(1)

Change the artboard dimensions

(4)

Create a landscape page

(1)

Reposition the printable area on the artboard

(1)

Create a landscape artboard

(1)

Divide the artboard into multiple pages

(2)

Saving files

Save a file in the native Illustrator format

(1)

Save an existing file

(1)

Save a copy of an existing file

(1)

Revert to the last saved version

(1)

Save a file as an EPS

(3)

Save a file as an Adobe PDF

(3)

Opening files

Open a file from within Illustrator

(1)

Ending a work session

Close a file

(1)

Quit/Exit Illustrator

(1)

Views

Change views

Use the Navigator palette to change the view size of an illustration

(1)

Choose a preset view size

(2)

Change the view size using the Zoom tool

(1)

Change the view size using the keyboard

(1)

Change the view

(3)

Define a custom view setting

(1)

Choose a custom view setting

(1)

Rename or delete a custom view setting

(1)

Display an illustration in two windows

(1)

Change the screen display mode

(1)

Get around

Move an illustration in its window using the Hand tool

(1)

Move the illustration in its window using the Navigator palette

(1)

Objects Basics

Deleting objects

Delete one object

(1)

Delete a bunch of objects

(1)

Drawing geometric objects

Create a rectangle or ellipse by dragging

(1)

Create a rectangle or ellipse by specifying dimensions

(1)

Create a rounded rectangle

(1)

Round the corners of an existing object

(1)

Create a polygon by clicking

(1)

Create a polygon by dragging

(1)

Create a spiral by clicking

(1)

Create a spiral by dragging

(1)

Create a star by clicking

(1)

Create a star by dragging

(1)

Drawing freeform objects

Draw using the Pencil tool

(1)

Close an existing Pencil line using a command

(1)

Choose Pencil tool settings

(1)

Select/Copy

Selecting

The five selection tools

(4)

Select all the objects in an illustration

(1)

Select an object or objects

(1)

Add or subtract objects from a selection

(1)

Select anchor points or segments

(1)

Select using a command

(1)

Select using a Lasso tool

(1)

Deselect all objects

(1)

Moving

Move an object by dragging

(1)

Use smart guides to align objects

(2)

Hiding and locking

Hide the anchor points and direction lines of an object or objects

(1)

Hide/show an object's center point

(1)

Hide an object or objects

(1)

Redisplay all hidden objects

(1)

Lock an object or objects

(1)

Unlock all locked objects

(1)

Copying

Drag-copy an object

(1)

Copy an object by nudging

(1)

Copy or move objects from one document to another (Clipboard)

(1)

Offset a copy of a path

(2)

Transform

Basic transformations

Using the transformation tools

(1)

Use smart guides as you rotate, scale, or shear an object

(1)

Rotate an object using a dialog box

(1)

Rotate an object by dragging

(1)

Scale an object using a dialog box

(1)

Scale an object by dragging

(1)

Reflect (flip) an object using a dialog box

(1)

Reflect an object by dragging

(1)

Shear (slant) an object using a dialog box

(1)

Shear an object by dragging

(1)

Transform an object using its bounding box

(3)

Square off the bounding box

(1)

Use the Free Transform tool

(1)

Apply multiple transformation commands via Transform Each

(1)

Use the Transform Effect dialog box to apply editable effects

(1)

Creating blends

Blends are live!

(1)

Blend between objects using the Make Blend command

(1)

Release a blend

(1)

Choose or change blend options

(2)

Reverse the stacking position of objects in a blend

(1)

Reverse the location of objects in a blend

(1)

Blend objects using the Blend tool

100

(1)

Apply an existing blend to a path

101

(1)

Use a blend to create a 3-D effect

102

(1)

Reshape

The path building blocks

103

(1)

Corners and curves

Move an anchor point or a segment

104

(1)

Reshape a curve segment

104

(1)

Convert a corner anchor point into a smooth anchor point

105

(1)

Convert a curve anchor point into a corner anchor point

106

(1)

Pinch a curve inward

106

(1)

Adding points

Add anchor points to a path manually

107

(1)

Add anchor points to a path using a command

108

(1)

Pen shortcuts

108

(2)

Add to an open path using the Pencil tool

109

(1)

Add to a brushstroke path using the Paintbrush tool

109

(1)

Add a segment to an open path

109

(1)

Deleting points

Delete anchor points from a path

110

(1)

Quick reshaping

Erase part of a path using the Erase tool

111

(1)

Reshape a path using the Pencil or Paintbrush tool

111

(1)

Smooth part of an existing path

112

(1)

Choose settings for the Smooth tool

112

(1)

Apply the Zig Zag effect

113

(3)

Use the Reshape tool

114

(1)

Exercise: Draw a paintbrush using the Reshape tool

115

(1)

Averaging points

Average points

116

(1)

Joining

Join two endpoints

117

(2)

Combine two or more objects into one using the Unite command

119

(1)

Slicing and dicing

Split a path

120

(1)

Split a path by deleting a point or a segment

120

(1)

Cut an object using the Slice command

121

(1)

Cut an object into separate shapes

122

(1)

Exercise: Change a square into a star

123

(1)

Exercise: Draw a light bulb

124

(1)

Fill & Stroke

Mixing and applying colors

Fills and strokes

125

(1)

QuickStart drag-color

126

(1)

Apply a fill or stroke of black or white

126

(1)

The palettes you'll use for coloring

127

(3)

Basic coloring steps

128

(1)

Save the current fill or stroke color as a swatch

128

(1)

Colors for print

129

(1)

Global colors

130

(1)

Colors for the Web

130

(1)

Choose a fill or stroke for a path before or after you create it

131

(1)

To change a document's color mode

132

(1)

Mix a process color

133

(2)

Color editing shortcuts

134

(1)

The Color, Gradient, and None buttons

134

(1)

Add matching system or Web colors to the Swatches palette

135

(1)

Changing stroke attributes

Change the width of a stroke

136

(1)

Create a dashed stroke

137

(1)

Modify stroke caps and/or joins

138

(1)

Using the Swatches palette

Choose swatch display options

139

(2)

Load swatches from one Illustrator file to another

140

(1)

Restore default swatches to the current Swatches palette

141

(4)

Delete swatches

142

(1)

Move a swatch or swatches

143

(1)

Duplicate a swatch

143

(1)

Resolving swatch conflicts

144

(1)

Merge spot color swatches

144

(1)

Changing colors

Select objects with the same paint attributes for recoloring

145

(2)

Invert colors

145

(1)

Replace a color globally

146

(1)

Edit a color globally

146

(1)

Adjust or convert colors

147

(1)

Convert an object's colors to a different mode

147

(1)

Use the Paint Bucket tool

148

(1)

Choose paint attributes the Eyedropper picks up or the Paint Bucket applies

148

(1)

Use the Eyedropper tool

149

(3)

Saturate or desaturate colors

150

(1)

Blend fill colors between objects

150

(1)

Convert a process color into a spot color or vice versa

151

(1)

Colorize a 1-bit TIFF image

151

(1)

Creating fill patterns

Create a fill pattern

152

(1)

Use a rectangle to define a fill pattern

152

(1)

Modify a fill pattern

153

(1)

Create a geometric fill pattern

154

(1)

Expand a pattern fill into individual objects

154

(1)

Pen

Drawing with the Pen tool

What the Pen tool does

155

(1)

Draw a straight-sided object using the Pen tool

156

(1)

Draw continuous curves using the Pen tool

157

(2)

Convert smooth points into corner points as you draw them

159

(1)

Convert points in an existing object

160

(1)

Exercise: Convert a rectangle into a constume mask

161

(2)

Layers

Layer upon layer

163

(1)

Choose Layers Palette Options

164

(1)

Creating layers

Create a new top-level layer

165

(1)

Create a sublayer

166

(1)

Create a group

167

(1)

Activating layers

Activate a layer, sublayer, group or object

168

(1)

Activate multiple layers

169

(1)

Selecting objects

Select all the objects in one layer

170

(1)

Deselect all the objects in a layer

170

(1)

Select one object

170

(1)

Select multiple objects on different layers

171

(1)

Working with groups

Select all the objects in a group

171

(2)

Select some objects in a group

173

(1)

Deselect an object in a group

173

(1)

Copy an object in a group

173

(1)

Move an existing object (or group) into a group

174

(1)

Add a new object to a group

175

(1)

Ungroup a group

175

(1)

Restacking

Restack a layer, group, or object

176

(2)

Restack an object in front of or behind another object

177

(1)

Restack using a command

177

(1)

Duplicating

Duplicate a layer, sublayer, or object

178

(1)

Copy objects between layers

178

(1)

Deleting

Delete a layer, sublayer, object, or group

179

(1)

Choosing layer options

Choose layer or object options

180

(2)

Lock/unlock a layer or an object

182

(1)

Hide/show a layer or an object

183

(1)

Hide all top-level layers except one

183

(1)

Change the view for a top-level layer

184

(1)

Display all top-level layers in Outline view except one

184

(1)

Create a template layer

185

(1)

Layer management

Locate an object on the Layers palette

186

(1)

Move layers, sublayers, groups, or objects to a new layer

186

(1)

Move objects to new, separate layers

187

(1)

Move an object to a different layer using the Clipboard

188

(1)

Merging and flattening

Merge layers, group, or object sublayers

189

(1)

Flatten artwork

190

(1)

Tracing

Use the Auto Trace tool

191

(1)

Trace letters manually

192

(2)

Manually trace over a placed image

194

(1)

Create Type

Creating type

The type tools

195

(1)

A few things to know about fonts

196

(1)

Create point type

196

(1)

Create a type rectangle

197

(1)

Enter type inside an object

198

(1)

Make a horizontal type block vertical, or vice versa

198

(1)

Place type on an object's path

199

(1)

Adjust the position of type on a path

199

(1)

Importing type

Import type into an object from another application

200

(1)

Linking type

If your type overfloweth

201

(1)

Link overflow type to another type object

201

(1)

Change the order in which type flows from one object to another

201

(1)

Link overflow type to a copy of an existing object

202

(1)

Unlink two or more type objects

202

(1)

Remove one type object from a chain and keep the text stream intact

202

(1)

Copying type

Copy type and its object between Illustrator documents or between Illustrator and Photoshop

203

(1)

Move type from one object to another

203

(1)

Creating outlines

Create type outlines

204

(1)

Exercise: Type on a circle

205

(3)

Style & Edit Type

Selecting type

Select type and its object

208

(1)

Select a type object but not the type

209

(1)

Select the type but not its object

209

(1)

Applying type attributes

Type palettes

210

(1)

Choose a font

211

(1)

Resize type

212

(1)

Change leading via the Character palette

213

(1)

Change leading via the keyboard

214

(1)

Kern or track type

214

(1)

Change case

215

(1)

Fit type to its container

216

(1)

Scale type horizontally and/or vertically

216

(1)

Restore normal scaling

216

(1)

Baseline shift type

217

(1)

Hang punctuation

217

(1)

Change paragraph alignment

218

(1)

Change paragraph indentation

219

(1)

Adjust inter-paragraph spacing

220

(1)

Word processing

Find and replace text

221

(1)

Check spelling

222

(1)

Edit the user-defined dictionary

223

(1)

Export text

224

(1)

Find and replace a font

224

(2)

Arrange text in linked rows and columns

226

(1)

Create smart punctuation

227

(1)

Turn on auto hyphenation

228

(1)

Insert tabs into text

229

(1)

Set or modify custom tab stops

230

(1)

Copy type attributes

Copy type attributes using the Eyedropper or Paint Bucket

231

(1)

Choose which attributes the Eyedropper picks up or the Paint Bucket applies

232

(1)

Special effects with type

Wrap type around an object

232

(1)

Create type with a shadow

233

(1)

Slant a type block

234

(1)

Acquire

Opening and placing images

How images are acquired

235

(5)

Open a file from within Illustrator

237

(1)

Open a file from the Mac OS Finder or Windows Explorer

238

(1)

Place an image from another application into an Illustrator document

238

(1)

Display a placed image in Outline view

239

(1)

Reopening a file that contains linked images

239

(1)

Photoshop to Illustrator

240

(2)

Linking images

Edit a linked image in its original application

242

(2)

Replace one linked image with another

243

(1)

Locate a linked image in an Illustrator file

243

(1)

View file information for a linked image

244

(1)

Choose Links palette display options

244

(3)

Update a modified linked image

245

(1)

Convert a linked image to an embedded image

246

(1)

Drag-and-drop

Drag-and-drop an object

247

(2)

Brushes

Using brushes

249

(1)

Draw with the Paintbrush tool

250

(1)

Choose preferences for the Paintbrush

250

(1)

Apply a brushstroke to an existing path

251

(1)

Add brushes from other libraries

252

(1)

Remove a brushstroke from an object

253

(1)

Convert a brushstroke into outlined paths

253

(1)

Choose brush display options

254

(1)

Creating and modifying brushes

Create or modify a scatter brush

254

(2)

Create or modify a calligraphic brush

256

(2)

Create or modify an art brush

258

(1)

Delete a brush from the Brushes palette

259

(1)

Create tiles for a pattern brush

260

(1)

Create a pattern brush

261

(1)

Modify a pattern brush

262

(1)

Edit a scatter, art, or pattern brush manually

263

(1)

Create a new brush library

264

(1)

Change the stroke options for an individual object

265

(1)

Duplicate a brush

266

(1)

Combine Paths

Compounds

Create a compound path

267

(1)

Add an object to a compound path

268

(1)

Release a compound path

269

(1)

Reverse an object's fill in a compound path

270

(1)

Pathfinders

Combining commands

271

(1)

Dividing commands

272

(1)

Choose Pathfinder options

273

(1)

Turn a stroke or an open path into a filled object

274

(1)

Gradients

Gradient basics

275

(7)

Fill an object with a gradient

276

(1)

Create and save a two-color gradient

277

(1)

Edit colors in an existing gradient

278

(1)

Add colors to a gradient

279

(1)

Use the Gradient tool

280

(1)

Spread a gradient across multiple objects

281

(1)

Gradient meshes

What is a gradient mesh?

282

(1)

Mesh building blocks

282

(1)

Convert an object into a gradient mesh using the Gradient Mesh tool

283

(1)

Convert an object into a gradient mesh using a command

284

(1)

Recolor a gradient mesh

285

(1)

Add mesh points or lines

286

(1)

Add or remove square points

286

(3)

Delete a mesh point

287

(1)

Reshape mesh lines

287

(1)

Expand a standard gradient into separate objects

288

(1)

Expand a radial or linear gradient into a gradient mesh

288

(1)

Appearances/Styles

Using appearances

289

(1)

Appearances and layers

290

(1)

Target appearances to a group or layer

290

(1)

Understanding the icons

291

(1)

Copy or move appearance attributes via the Layers palette

291

(1)

Apply appearance attributes

292

(1)

Edit or restack appearance attributes

293

(1)

Edit a stroke or fill appearance attribute

293

(1)

Remove a brushstroke from a stroke attribute

294

(1)

Apply multiple stroke or fill attributes

294

(1)

Duplicate an appearance attribute

295

(1)

Remove an appearance attribute

295

(1)

Remove all appearance attributes from an item

296

(1)

Choose appearance options for new objects

296

(1)

Blends and appearances

297

(1)

Using styles

298

(1)

Choose a view for the Styles palette

299

(1)

Apply a style to an object

300

(1)

Apply a style to a layer, sublayer, or group

300

(1)

Copy a style or an appearance attribute from one object to another

301

(1)

Break the link between a style and a layer, sublayer, group, or object

302

(1)

Create a new style using an object

302

(1)

Create a new style using a duplicate of an existing style

303

(1)

Edit a style

304

(1)

Merge styles

305

(1)

Delete a style from the Styles palette

305

(1)

Add a style from an existing library or from another document to the Styles palette

306

(1)

Create a style library

307

(1)

Expand an appearance into its attributes

307

(1)

Using effects

308

(1)

Apply an effect

309

(1)

Edit an effect

309

(1)

Add to, or edit an effect in, a style

310

(1)

Remove an effect from a layer, object, or style

310

(1)

Apply a Convert to Shape effect

311

(1)

Use live shapes with text

312

(1)

Outline Object for text

312

(1)

Apply the Inner Glow or Outer Glow effect

313

(1)

Apply the Add Arrowheads effect

314

(2)

Masks/Transparency

Standard masks

Mask objects

316

(1)

Select the clipping path and masked objects in a mask group

317

(1)

Select only the clipping path

317

(1)

Select all the clipping paths in your illustration

317

(1)

Add an object to a mask

317

(1)

Restack a masked object within its group

318

(1)

Copy a masked object

318

(1)

Lock one masked object or an entire clipping group

318

(1)

Release a mask

319

(1)

Unmask one object

320

(2)

Recolor a clipping path

320

(2)

Transparency

Change the opacity or blending mode of an object, group, or layer

322

(1)

Change the opacity or blending mode of only an object's fill or stroke

322

(1)

The blending modes

323

(2)

Restrict a blending mode effect to specific objects

325

(1)

Knock out objects

326

(1)

Turn off the Knockout Group option

326

(1)

Show/hide the transparency grid

327

(1)

Choose preferences for the transparency grid

327

(1)

Flatten objects and maintain the look of transparency

328

(1)

Opacity masks

Create an opacity mask

329

(1)

Invert an opacity mask

330

(1)

Reshape or edit an opacity masking object

331

(1)

Feather the edge of a mask object

331

(1)

Move mask objects independently

332

(1)

Temporarily disable a mask

332

(1)

Release an opacity mask

333

(1)

Use an opacity mask within a knockout group or layer

333

(1)

Create a drop shadow

334

(1)

Apply the Hard Mix and Soft Mix commands

335

(4)

Filters

Filter basics

337

(2)

A few vector filters

Scribble or tweak

339

(1)

Rough up a shape

340

(3)

Twirl path points around an object's center (dialog box method)

340

(1)

Twirl path points around an object's center (mouse method)

341

(1)

Punk or bloat an object

341

(2)

Raster (bitmap) filters

Rasterize a path object

343

(11)

Apply the Object Mosaic filter

345

(1)

The raster filters illustrated

346

(8)

Pen and Ink filters

Apply the Pen and Ink filter

354

(1)

Create a new hatch pattern

355

(1)

Modify an existing hatch

356

(1)

Save a hatch library

356

(1)

Open a hatch library

356

(1)

Convert a continuous-tone image into a crosshatch image

357

(2)

Precision Tools

Ruler guides and object guides

Move the ruler origin

359

(1)

Restore the ruler origin to its default location

360

(1)

Show/hide guides

360

(1)

Create a ruler guide

360

(4)

Turn an object into a guide

361

(1)

Turn all object guides back into objects

361

(1)

Turn one guide back into an object

361

(1)

Lock or unlock all guides

362

(1)

Lock one guide

362

(1)

Remove one guide

362

(1)

Clear all guides

362

(1)

Place guides around an object or create evenly spaced guides

363

(1)

Using the grid

Turn on the snap to grid function

364

(1)

Hide/show the grid

364

(1)

Change the Constrain Angle

364

(1)

Transforming using numbers

Move an object a specified distance

365

(1)

Reposition, resize, rotate, or shear an object using the Transform palette

366

(2)

Aligning and distributing

Align or distribute objects

368

(13)

Measure a distance using the Measure tool

370

(1)

Actions

Actions and the Actions palette

371

(1)

Create a new actions set

372

(1)

Record an action

372

(1)

Insert a menu item into an action's command list

373

(1)

Insert a stop in an existing action

374

(1)

Record commands into an existing action

375

(1)

Replay an action on an image

375

(1)

Exclude or include a command from playback

376

(1)

Turn on a command's dialog pause

376

(1)

Rerecord a dialog

376

(1)

Move a command

377

(1)

Copy a command

377

(1)

Copy an action from one set to another

377

(1)

Delete an action or a command

377

(1)

Include one action in another action

378

(1)

Save an actions set

379

(1)

Load an actions set

379

(1)

Record paths for insertion

379

(1)

Workarounds for non-recordable tools

380

(1)

Reset actions to the default set

380

(1)

Clear all actions sets from the palette

380

(1)

Replace all current actions sets

380

(1)

Preferences

Create a custom startup file

381

(1)

General Preferences

382

(8)

Type & Auto Tracing Preferences

384

(1)

Units & Undo Preferences

385

(1)

Guides & Grid Preferences

386

(1)

Smart Guides Preferences

387

(1)

Hyphenation Options Preferences

388

(1)

Plug-ins & Scratch Disk Preferences

389

(1)

Files & Clipboard Preferences

390

(2)

Output/Export

Outputting files

Print on a black-and-white or color PostScript printer

392

(9)

Create crop marks

394

(1)

Remove crop marks created with the Crop Marks command

395

(1)

Create trim marks

395

(1)

Print (tile) an illustration that is larger than the paper size

396

(1)

Solving printing problems

397

(2)

Smoother blends

399

(1)

Lower an object's output resolution to facilitate printing

400

(1)

Display information about an object or an entire document

401

(1)

Exporting files

Save as an earlier version of Illustrator

402

(1)

Export a file

403

(1)

Secondary export dialog boxes

404

(3)

Add interactivity to SVG artwork

407

(1)

Export an SVG or SVGZ file

408

(1)

Export a Flash file

409

(3)

Other file formats

411

(1)

Pasting out of Illustrator

412

(1)

Export an Illustrator file to Adobe LiveMotion

413

(2)

Printing and exporting transparency

415

(1)

Rasterization settings for effects

416

(1)

Color stitching

417

(1)

Flattening different types of objects

417

(2)

Exporting Illustrator files: a summary

419

(1)

Managing color

420

(3)

Calibration

421

(1)

Calibrate your monitor

421

(2)

Choose a predefined color management setting

423

(1)

Choosing individual work spacing settings

423

(2)

Customize your color management policies

425

(1)

Customize your conversion options

426

(1)

Change a document's color profile

427

(1)

Proof your colors

428

(1)

Separations

Color separation setup

429

(1)

Prepare a file for separations

430

(1)

Overprinting

430

(5)

Use Separation Setup

431

(4)

Trapping

Create a spread trap manually

435

(1)

Create a choke trap manually

436

(1)

Trap a line manually

436

(1)

Overprint a specified percentage of black

437

(1)

Create traps automatically

438

(1)

Create a trap on top of a fill and a stroke (a workaround)

438

(1)

Web

Exporting web graphics

439

(1)

Image size

440

(1)

Determine a file's actual storage size

440

(1)

GIF

441

(1)

Color depth

442

(1)

JPEG

442

(2)

Dithering

444

(1)

Alias versus anti-alias

444

(1)

PNG-8 and PNG-24

445

(1)

Optimizing images for the Web

446

(2)

Optimize an image in the GIF or PNG-8 format

448

(2)

Use the Save for Web previews

450

(1)

Save your Save for Web settings

450

(1)

JPEGs and Web-safe colors

451

(1)

Optimize an image in the JPEG format

451

(2)

Preserve multi-level transparency in PNG-24 images

453

(1)

Make flat-color areas Web safe

453

(1)

Optimize to file size

454

(1)

Resize your image

454

(1)

Controlling dithering

455

(1)

Preview potential browser dither in an optimized image

455

(1)

Create an image map

456

(1)

Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts

List of keyboard shortcuts

457

(10)

Customizing shortcuts

Assign your own shortcuts

467

(1)

Choose, delete, or print a keyset

468

(1)

Index

469